A mother and 2 children met their sudden death, this morning in a fire outbreak in their home at Asuoyeboah in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
The incident occurred around 12:30 am today. One person was injured.
Despite several efforts by residents to save them, the 48-year-old woman identified as Felicia and her two children, Obed Owusu, 11, and Christabel Owusu, 9, couldn’t survive the fire.
An eyewitness, Edward Osei explained that the whole incident left them in utter shock.
"We are in shock with the intensity of the fire even though it was raining at the time of the incident. We thought the rain would minimize the impact but within minutes, the entire 10-bedroom apartment was engulfed with fire and our effort to try and save them proved futile."
"They all got trapped and couldn’t come through the window because of the burglar-proof. However, the man of the house managed to escape because he was in a separate room. He decided to go back and rescue his family but to no avail. He later sustained some severe burns and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment."
The bodies of the deceased have been conveyed to the KATH morgue, awaiting autopsy.
